We are still here, and still living in a bus! Just had some major hiccups along the way, and are currently fixing all of the little things that broke since we started this adventure.
New front vent, new batteries, new transmission, new bus pretty much! We’ll be back on the road in the beginning of December :)
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#buslife#vanlife#busadventure#skoolie#skoolieadventure#roadwarriors360

I reorganized of the van last week and incorporated my new Wurth System Cases into the van. I came up with a shop-made mounting plate for the cases which I'm very excited about!
I bolted a piece of 3/4" plywood to the wall of the van and came up with a simple cleat system that allows the System Cases to slide on and off. The cases attach to the piece of plywood in the exact same way that they attach to each other. The System Cases not only lock to each other but they lock to the plywood so there is no chance of them coming off in transit.
I'm really enjoying this new setup! The System Cases hold the overstock of all my most commonly used fasteners and supplies so I never run out on site. I used to have an old cardboard box in the back of the van that held all of these things but there was no organization to it and it was always in the way. This new setup is up off the floor of the van and out of the way, but at the same time easily accessible and very organized.
I can see this wall mounting method being useful in the shop as well. I've never come across a case system that was this easy to make a shop-made mounting plate for. I really like how the System Cases slide together and lock. I'll try and do a story this week showing how that works.
Use the link below to shop or get more info from @wurthcanadalimited
http://links.wurth.ca/dp-shop-talk
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I only walked out of 3 stores today... yes T H R E E .. carts full of “stuff” that I didn’t need anyways...but now this one is fast asleep and I’m lookin at her face in this picture like 😍 gosh she’s SO cute but also entering terrible twos full force ahead .. I’m definitely in trouble 🤔

We’re officially a Jackson Hole, Wyoming corporation!
Why Wyoming and not California?
As a young company, we wanted the freedom of mobility - the freedom to travel the country building awareness and finding retail partners we would be proud of. So, we built out a Sprinter van to be our home, office, and mobile pop-up shop. But, because we’re living the #vanlife we don’t have a true home base. We don’t even have an address.
That meant that we could really incorporate our business anywhere. Most startups incorporate in Delaware, but we wanted to keep costs down while also honoring the ethos and vibe of our company, and Jackson Hole checked all the boxes.
Many don’t know that the seeds of Wildland Organics were first sown in the Tetons. It’s a magical place that embodies our vision of why wildland conservation is so important.
Topanga Canyon will always have our hearts, and will forever be the birthplace of this company, but the state of Wyoming offered the financial structure we needed as a startup, especially during our time on the road. 📷: @matthewhahnel

So, THIS was an amazing thing to see- an olive ridley sea turtle laying her eggs, but also hatchlings making their way to the ocean!
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These baby turtles have such a rough start to life. If they make it out of the egg without the nest being excavated by dogs, racoons, or even people, they have to somehow get through a few feet of sand. Without claws- they have flippers!
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At the surface, they are already visibly exhausted. Next comes making it down the beach without being picked off by vultures, crabs, or other predators.
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Finally, the ocean! A tiny turtle, without ever having done it before somehow makes it through wave after crashing wave. And then they are alone in the vast ocean, subjected to deadly fishing nets and plastic bags that look like their favorite food, jellyfish.
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Statistically, one in 1,000 turtles will make her way back to her natal beach to lay her eggs. We felt so fortunate that we were able to see one of those.
#costarica#seaturtle#oliveridleyturtle#arribada#seaturtleconservation

2 years ago when I was renting a room in downtown Toronto, I wrote future goals for myself. Time went on, those goals stayed in the back of my mind and if I got off track I could revisit those notes.
Its been a work in progress, but I've achieved everything I wrote down. Not everything came in the form that I was expecting, but I still got what I asked for 🤙

Laundry day! ⠀
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After close to a 1000 people came through our house, (I couldn’t keep up) we stripped out the bus and are washing everything. Then a thorough wipe down and deep vacuuming. ⠀
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This is one of those times we let the kids grab their iPads and completely veg out. ⠀
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They play and work hard and I know just melting away into their iPad is sometimes needed

Pretty gloomy days, but it seems that’s when we get the most work done 🤔. Now that summer is coming to a close we seem to be having more and more work days thanks to this beautiful 😍 fall(ish) weather. We had a run-in with finishing the base of the living area, but we are sooo freaking close to getting water/power/walls in this beast 🚐.